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*~ WIITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5,1l978, PAGE 7 Brian Winter's L~U.1 ' Whitby* JUDGE BURNHAM Whîtby, as County Town of Ontanio County for 121 years, was a centre' for the legai and judicial professions. Many of the town's residents were lawyers and ju.dges Who worked in the court system ,which operated from: 'what is now the Centennialpuilding on Centre Street South. The first Ontariô' Coun ty Judge, w ho was ini charge of the -county courts for 42 years, was Zacheus Burnham, who iived in a large brick house on Byron Street North. Zacheus Burnham was a son of John Burnham<i, a native of New Hampshire. He was born' March 31, 1819 in- the Township of Hanilton,County of tNothumberland, Ontario. He received bis literar y education at the, Cobourg Grammar School, and studied law with bis eider--brother Elias Burnham, at Peterborough. He, finished bis. legal studies with thé' Hon. Robert BaldWin, who was the leader* of the government of Upper Canada in the 1840's. ~: B lin Finally we are getting some nice spring weather. Signs of spring are ail around us. Flowers peeping thliough for that first breath of air; ý'Chljdren finding those olid puddles they were so fond of;, Birds singing in the tree tops:, Squirrels, scu rring from branch to branch: Trees budding up a storm; These are just a few, signs of spring. On Mondây, April 10, the Kinsmen Will hold their meet- ing. At bis mneeting votes will be taken to elect for the new Executive. New me M-bers are aiways welcome! Corne and see what a Kinsmeh çeally is. 1Iww Id,-, Uke& ýtoitk,-this opportunity to announce the winner'sof the Kin'smen Lottery Pra', 'on March 27 of last week. First draw was a bonus draw for those Who paid for their tickets in full. Ticket number 112, helci by Ron Carey won< $500 in cahs. The next ticket was drawn for the big trip., Ticket hold John North won with ticket number 235. Lastly for two $100 weekends for two,, Was won by Dave Edwards, ticket number 6 and G. R. Foster, ticket number 133. There are stilI tickets available for the drawg,. There wfilI be~ eleven more draws for the big trip and 24 more for the $100 weekend. Hurry and get a ticket while you can. Next draW is April 24. Another sign of spring is the Kinettes Sp ring Bouquet of Fashion. This wil be held on Wednesday April 12 and Thursday April 13, at 8 p.m. The fashion sho~w will be held ~at the Oddfellows Hall. Tickets available from any Kinette niember. For the Meadowcrest Parent's Group, this is a reminder that they will meet, Tuesday Aprl Il1. Topic for discussion Is 'Food for Thought', and guest speaker is Carol Miligan from the Durham Health Unit. Again this week I am stuck for information. If there is anything that is happening in and, around the Brooklin area, Mr. Burnham 'started his own practiceat Port Hope in 1842, and came to Whitby a year later. He was called to the' bar ini 1847, and'continued to vractise until 1852 when he was appointed J 'unior Judge ot the United Counties of York, Peeland Ontario. 4 in 1854 when Ontario County was set off, he was ap- pointed Senior Judge of the nçw County, and continued in that po sition until his death in 1896. Be fbre assumning bis judicial position, he was lke many o f the memnbers of bis famîly,active in politics as a Reformer. Judge Burnhamn was married in October 1848 to Sarah, daughter of John Borlaseý Warren, of Oshawa, who in 1824 was7the first postmaster in Witby. They had one son, John Warren Burnham, who was, clerk of the, court at Port Perry. Mrs. Burnhamn died ini August 1856, and -in June 1870, the judge married her 'sister Helena. They had three children, one of whorn diedin infancy. Another child-,lost his lifeý in a gun accident. While a> young lawyer, Judge'Burnham took his-nephew, R. J.ý Wilson into part-nership with him, and atter the uncle becamne à judge, Mr. Wilson went into practice on his own. The death of his wife, in 1868 brought an unhappy end to Mr'. Wilson's legal careeré., The people on ,Ontario County had great confidence in' Judge Burnham, when ýhe was a-lawyer and lie had a pros- perous career. In 1872, Judge Burnham, who had been the only judge for the. County of Ontario, was aided by the, appointmentofGeorge H. Dartnell as Junior Judge, and the two men shared th-ç> judicial responsibilities of the county from that time. Judge Burnhamn originally belonged to the Church of please caîl or drop 'off' the information in the- envelope at Brown's Red and White. -If there is inything that you would ejytelme, maybe, there are others that would be inter-, estedtoo.ý Thereis littie ornothing left to write about. If you have any ,suggestions as to what you would lîlke to see in the column please drop them off in the envelopt6. Perhaps you would like more poems, recipes, or short stories divided ,into a ople of weeks. Mayb evguessing ga mes of some sort. No prizes would 'be awarded, but the winners, would be' named in the fàooing week. If you like these ideas or have better ones, please let me know as, this'colun is for'you., The Yuth Group of the Brookfin UnitedChrheda very successful starvation.' The stâarvation star ted Friday March 31 at 6 p.m. and lasted tilI Saturday Apr il 1I at 6 p.m. Thei sixteen teen-age. participants accumulatedapproximately $725 t'O be shared with: the church, the Cancer Society and for Multiple- Sclorosis.- Congratulations for a job well -done. Happenings! Monday April 10 - Kinsmen 'Election' Meeting. Tu esday, Api il - Meadowcrest Parents Group meet- topic - 'Food,,for,Thought'. Wedpxesday April 12 and Thursday April 13- Kinettes' Spring Bouquet of Fashion' - 8 p.m. - Tickets fromn Kinette members. 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